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CFP: Anthropology of the Middle East "Trans, Queer, and Third Gender People in Muslim Countries"

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Lucy Miller <[log in to unmask]>

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Lucy Miller <[log in to unmask]>

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Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:43:20 +0000

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Anthropology of the Middle East 
Call for Papers: Trans, Queer, and Third Gender People in Muslim Countries 
Volume 20, Issue 1 (Summer 2025) 

Today, despite some prohibitions, more and more trans and queer people are asserting their gender identity in Muslim societies. Over and above the importance of gender binarity and spatial separation in Muslim countries, there are many historical figures of "third gender", to use the concept introduced by the anthropologist Gilbert Herdt in the book Third Sex, Third Gender: Beyond Sexual Dimorphism in Culture and History, New York, Zone Books 1994. In the Muslim world, the term "third gender" generally refers to the eunuch of Ottoman harems, but there are many other figures in the Islamic context, varying from countries (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania, Egypt, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Albania...) and times (khuntha, mukhannath, khanith, köcek, khawal, mustarjil, hijra, gūrdigan, amarad, warias, bacha posh, burrneshë, boyāt…). 

As the vocabulary and realities are plural, depending on the country and the period, the specificities of these figures and their names will be analyzed, as well as the ways in which these groups or individuals designate themselves. This issue will examine these figures collectively as a group (hijra, trans, queer... ), and their role and social status, but will also look at them as individuals, as some have left their mark on popular culture in their own countries, whether as actresses, singers, dancers or TV presenters ; these include for example the dancer Buchayb al-Bidāwī in Morocco, the singers Zeki Müren and Bülent Ersoy in Turkey, the actress and singer Hanan at-Tawīl in Egypt, the TV presenter Dorce Gamalama in Indonesia, and more recently the actress Bassam Faghālī in Lebanon... 

In recent decades, medical advances have made it possible to take hormones and/or undergo sex-change surgery, and the legal and religious authorities in Muslim countries have issued legal opinions on these issues. "Medico-legal paths” of trans people in these countries will be studied. Discriminations and the importance or lack of local trans or LGBTQI+ associations would be highlighted, as well as the active role played by certain trans or queer activists in their own country. The distinct status of trans women and trans men in some countries will be also analyzed. 

We’re opening this anthropology Journal to contributions from various disciplines outside anthropologists as sociologists, historians and jurists. Proposals could also come from literary scholars working on a corpus (novels, short stories, poetry, etc.) from Muslim countries of a certain period that feature a trans, queer or third-gender character. Researchers in visual, theatrical or film studies are also invited to analyze one of these countries' films featuring a trans, queer or third-gender character. Beside, more and more queer and trans artists are performing choreographies or video installations which questioned bodies and gender identities in these societies. 

Personnes trans, queer et « troisième genre » en pays musulmans 
Aujourd’hui, malgré certains interdits, de plus en plus de personnes trans et queer affichent leur identité de genre dans les sociétés musulmanes. Historiquement, au-delà de l’importance de la binarité des genres et de leur séparation spatiale dans les pays musulmans, il existe, contre toute attente, dans cette région du monde de nombreuses figures de « troisième genre », selon le terme employé par l’anthropologue Gilbert Herdt dans son livre publié en 1994, Third Sex, Third Gender: Beyond Sexual Dimorphism in Culture and History, New York, Zone Books. Par « troisième genre » dans le monde musulman, on pense en général à l’eunuque des harems ottomans, mais bien d’autres figures existent en contexte islamique, variables selon les pays (Algérie, Tunisie, Maroc, Mauritanie, Égypte, Liban, Émirats Arabes Unis, Oman, Turquie, Iran, Asie Centrale, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonésie, Albanie…) et les époques: khuntha, mukhannath, khanith, köcek, khawal, mustarjil, hijra, gūrdigan, amarad, warias, bacha posh, burrneshë, boyāt... Le vocabulaire et les réalités étant plurielles selon les pays et les périodes, les spécificités de ces figures et les noms qui les désignent seront analysés ainsi que les manières propres à ces groupes ou à ces individus de s’autodésigner. 

Ce numéro examinera ces figures de façon collective en tant que groupe (hijra, trans, queer…), en précisant leur rôle et leur statut social, mais il s’attachera également à ces figures en tant qu’individus puisque certaines ont marqué la culture populaire de leur pays, qu’il s’agisse d’actrices, de chanteuses, de danseuses ou de présentatrices de télévision, qu’on pense à Buchayb al-Bidāwī au Maroc, à Zeki Müren et Bülent Ersoy en Turquie, à Hanan at-Tawīl en Égypte, à Dorce Gamalama en Indonésie, ou encore plus récemment à Bassam Faghālī au Liban…  

Ces dernières décennies, les avancées médicales ont rendu possible la prise d’hormones ou/et la chirurgie de changement de sexe, et les autorités juridiques et religieuses des pays musulmans ont émis des avis juridiques sur ces questions. Seront étudiés les « parcours médico-juridiques » des personnes trans dans ces pays ainsi que les discriminations rencontrées. L’importance ou le manque d’associations trans ou LGBTQI+ locales pourra être souligné, tout comme le rôle actif joué par certains activistes trans ou queer dans leur pays. Seront également abordés les statuts distincts des femmes trans et des hommes trans selon le pays. 

Sont invités à participer à ce numéro d’Anthropology of the Middle East des anthropologues mais également des contributeurs d’autres disciplines tels des historiens, des sociologues ou des juristes. Des littéraires travaillant sur des corpus (romans, nouvelles, poésie…) de pays musulmans de différentes époques qui mettent en scène un personnage trans, queer ou de « troisième genre » sont par ailleurs invités à y contribuer. Les chercheurs en études visuelles, théâtrales ou cinématographiques sont également conviés à analyser un des films de ces pays dont le personnage principal est trans, queer ou « troisième genre ». Enfin, de plus en plus d’artistes queer et trans mettent scène leur corps sous forme de performances, de chorégraphies ou d’installations vidéos qui questionnent les codes du genre de ces sociétés. 

Submission Guidelines 
Guest Editor: Corinne Fortier (Anthropologist, CNRS-LAS,Collège de France, Paris) 
Deadline for the Submission of Proposal( Title and a 10 lines abstract): April 15, 2024 
Deadline for the Submission of Article: August 15, 2024 
Language: English if not French 
Contact: [log in to unmask] 
More information on submission guidelines, including the style guide, can be found at berghahnjournals.com/ame. 

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